Armed With a Camera Fellowship for SoCal residents of Asian Pacific descent, application due 10/7/16

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Visual Communications is now accepting applications for its prestigious Armed With a Camera Fellowship! We hope you would be able to share this with your New America Media listserve.

In its 15th cycle, the Armed With a Camera (AWC) fellowship has helped over 120 emerging filmmakers to launch careers and give voice to their Asian Pacific American heritage and communities. This program offers six months of training, funding, mentorship, facilities and equipment and an elite world premiere venue – the 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!

The AWC Fellowship will award up to ten fellows a cash stipend to complete a four to five-minute digital video. In addition, Fellows will attend an all-expenses paid animated filmmaking workshop to LAIKA Entertainment (KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, CORALINE, CORPSE BRIDE, PARANORMAN) in Portland, OR.

Apply today. Eligible applicants must be of Asian Pacific descent and residents of Southern California. If accepted, Fellows must be able to attend mandatory meetings and workshops in Los Angeles. Women, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders, South Asian, and Southeast Asian filmmakers (particularly animators) are highly encouraged to apply to the AWC Fellowship.

You can find the application information here: vconline.org/awc. Our staff would be pleased to share additional information and answer your questions. We hope you will promote the fellowship on your website, newsletter and social media accounts. Help us spread the word so that all potential applicants will have the opportunity to apply!

The AWC Fellowship application closes on October 7, 2016.

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